Circular-knitting machine.



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,Jossm-I'r. raxmoN,"osrhiriannirnn, .rENNsYIlv'A NIa, AssIcNon To JOHN B. PAXTON AND ELLIS I. o' 's:L I.',. :soTH or PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

CIRCULAR-KNITTING MACHINE.

Specification letterlfa'tent. Patented July 29, 1913.

Application filed September 14, 1908.. Serial No. 452,987.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J ossrn T. PAx'roN, of Philadelphia. in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have, invented certain new and useful Improvements in Circular-Knitting Machines, whereof the following is a specificationi reference being bad to the accompanying rawm s.

My invention relates to a circu ar knitting machine arranged to knit in indefinite alternation a tubular web and a plurality of flat salvaged webs in integral prolongation oi such tubular web.

he object of my invention is to roduce a machine which will automatical y knit such tubular and flat webs in indefinite alternation as string work.

Inproducing the continuous tubular web there is a spiral rogression around the needles of a single 'eed whereas in the product ion of the integral i at webs, one or more (preferably two}. there'is independent reciprocatory manipulation of a limited con-' tinuous series of the needles, and the employment of a feed for each such series; as for example, two feeds on opposite sides of the machine during its reeiproeation,'whereby two threads are simultaneously led back and forth with the production of two selvaged webs. To accomplish this separate operation of a limited continuous series of needles which form part of a circle of needles. it is convenient to diilerentiate the series by employing needles having sin le and double butts, whereby thev are capa 10 of being independently controlled.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure I, is a plan view of a knitting machine conveniently embodying my invention. Fig. II, is a side elevation of said machine as viewed from the left hand side of Fig. I. Fi III, is a vertical section taken on line II III, in Fig. I. Fig. IV, is a vertical section taken on line IV. IV, in Fig. I. Fig. V, is a horizontal section taken on line V, V in Fig. II. Fig. VI, is a vertical section talrcn on line VI, Vi, in I igs. I and V. Fi VII is vertical section taken on line II, Vl l. in Fig. V. Fig. VIII, is a vertical longitudinal sectional view taken on the line VIII, VIII, in Fig. I. Fig. IX, is a vertical longitudinal sectional view taken on the line IX, IX, in Fig. I. Figs. X and XI, are views showing respectively the single and double butt needles employed. Fig. XII, is a development of the cam cylinder showing the auxiliar cams and-thread feeding mechanism in he positions assumed during reciprocatory knitting. Fig. XIII, is a pers iective view of the string work produced by the machine.

'In order that the drawings may be more easily understood, it will be convenient to divi e the description into sections, as follows: 1

I. Parts relating to the main driving mechanism.

. II. Thread feeding mechanism.

IIL'Auxiliary cams and mechanism for operatin .them.

IV. ll echanism for controlling movements of thread fingers.

V. Mechanism for changing rotation to oscillation and vice versa, comprising, (a) oscillating mechanism; (1)) automatic clutch; (0) pattern chain and its pawling mechanism td) measuring mechanism and connections whereby it controls the movements of the attern chain.

. V Relations of cams to various kinds of needles. I 1. Parts relating to the main driving nwchanism.--'Ihc 1 plate 1, has a rearwardly projecting supporting leaf 2, and demanding.hearing frames ti, and 4, which latter are arranged to support the driving and motion changing mechanism. The driving mechanism comprises the main shaft 5, uponwhich is mounted a bevel gear 7, protected by a guard 8, and meshing with a similar gear on the under side of the cam cylinder 9. Said shaft 1'), is journalcd in a sleeve 10, and prevented from lateral movement by a collar 11, said sleeve being journaled ill the frame 4, and provided with tight and loose pulleys 1i, and 15, respectively, the fornu-r having the usual handle it). A pinion 18, carried by the sleeve 10, is formed on one end into a sector which engages a similar sector on the adjoining face of the clutch cam .240. slidahly keyed on the shaft 5,.to impart rotary motion to said shaft.

I 'l'lzrcml fuelling nwclum-lsIo.--.\ shelf 20 is secured to the cylinder J and is providcdwith upwardly extending portions 2i and .22. A bracket .24 is secured to the portion 21 by screws .25. A plate 2t) is pivoted to the bracket and is formed with a triangular projection 27. A sprin .28 secured lit) "to braeketi24, has iipper'end hen t;

to conform to thebevelson said triangular projection, and operates m1 maintain said plate 20 in horizontal or tiltedposition. A thread-guiding plate :10 i8 secured by screws :11 passing through slots 32 to the plate 20. Said plate 30 has a thread-guiding eye 33. The inner end of said plate 80 is formed with a semi-circular rim 34, havin a thread eye. 35 near its lower edge at the center. Leading into the thread eye 35 is a slot 37, which permits the thread-eartying finger 38, having a thread-e e 48, to be brought into feeding position tiring reziprocatory knitting. Upon the outer end of the plate 30 is :1 lug 40, in which the-finger 42 is pivotally mounted. This finger 42 supports an arm 43, carrying a pivoted shoe 44 at its free end. This shoe carries the thread finger 38. A coiled spring is attachrd to the arm 43, and to a lug 47 on the shoe 44. This siring maintains the shot! 44 in contact wit i't'he cam surface 49 on the plate 50. The finger 42 is held in its inner or outer osition by a. plate 52 loosely mounted on iolts 5t} and 54 carried by the log 40. Around these bolts are coiled s )rings 55 and 56 respectively These hold in: plate 52 against the finger 42, and tilt the plate to retain the finger in whichever position it may be thrown.

The thread 30, guided by the eyes 33 and 35, is alone employed for circular knitting. The thread 45, led through the eye 48, is fed to the single butt needles during rcciprocatory knitting in the forming of the web at the heel and tabs of the stocking. A shelf 00 secured to the cam cylinder has upwardly extending ortions 61 and OF. A bracket 02 is secured by screws 03 to the portion 61. This bracket pivotally supports a plate (H, havin' triangu ar projections 00, co-acting with tie spring 08, attached to the bracket. The spring maintains the plate (i'i' in a horizontal or tilted position. The plate is adjnstably mounted on the plate (i'i and has a semi-circular rim 71 formed with a slot 72 extending downwardly from its upper edge, and also iassing through the horizontal )oi'tion of t ie plate, similar to that in the )late 30, as shown in Fig. VI. The slot 72 is tor the thread finger 74, which has an eye 75. The outer end of the late '70 carries a lug 77, within which a finger 78 is pivotally mounted. An arm 80 is attached to the finger 78 and has a shoe 81 pivoted on its free end, which sh e carries a thread linger 74. A coiled spring 82 is attached to the arm 80 and to a lag 83 on the under side of the shoe 81. This spring holds the shoe in contact with a cam surface $4 on the late 85, secured to the date 70, and coitlro s the movement of the m 'or 74. The finger 78 is held in its inner ant outer positions by a plate 80, loosely mounted on s ges;- 87, and sprin to plate 52. [the eye 75 in the finger 74 and is fed to the m sses...

r pressed, similarly The thread 90 passes throngi double butt' needles during reciprocatory knitting in the instep web. v III. ANfP'IiH/Hj/ coma and mechanism for ting the auxiliary cams 01, 02, are. thrown in by mechanism which will now be desci'ibed. Cam 91, is mounted upon the end of a horizontal plunger 94, which iS Slttl:1lil Y mounted in the upwardly CXttlltdlllg projections 2.1, and 22. The latter is slotted at t)(3,-toforin a guide for the key 9i, on the plunger 04-. Said plunger 94, is connected to a lever 100, by means of a screw 101, said lever being pivotally attached to the shelf 20, by means of a screw 102. Pro ccting from the under side of the free end of the lever 100, is a pin 105, adapted to be engaged by a cam which moves said lever in and out to throw the auxiliary cam 01, into or out of action. In the upper surface or shelf 20. are two hemispherical cavities 107, 108, each adapted in'tiirn to receive a ball 101), moving in a hole 110, extending through the lever l00. Said ball 10!), is pressed downwardly by a spring 112, the tension of which may be varied by a screw 113, hearing uion its upper cnd."1his spring pressei ball acts to maintain the lever 100, in either of its extreme iositions, A plate 115, is supported upon blocks 110, 110, and secured thereto by means of screws 117, said plate acting as a guide for the lever 100. Auxiliary cam 02, is secured to a plunger 120, which is similar in construction to planger ill, described above and moved by a le.- ver 122, havin' a downwardly projecting pin 124, in its 'rcc end. The pins 105, and 124, are arranged to be engaged by a cam 130, which may be moved into the path of said pins to throw the auxiliary cams 01, and 02, into and out of operation at predetermined intervals. The ram 130, is pivotcd to a lag 120. on the bed plate 1, iind is formed in the shape of a bell crank lever having a short. arm 131. and a dcpcndinp projection 132, ada itcd to come in contact with a stop 1H3, to halt the outward movement of said cam, best shown in Fig. 11. The short lilm 131, is pivotally connected to a link 1915, which in turn is connected to an arm of a bell crank lever 1230. pivotally mounted upon the bearing frame it. The other arm of the bell crank lever liltl, is connected by means of a link 138, to the upper end of a lever 14-0, pivotaltv mounted upon a stud 141. in a rearwarlly extending arm on the bearing frame 11. A spring H5, is secured to said lever and coiled about said stud to normally maintain the lever in the position shown in Fig. Ill, and the ram 130, in the position shown in Fig. T. The lower end of the lover 140, is adapted to engage the {periphery j of a "cam1'46," on [the counter she I ner tobeheremafterdescribed;

1V. /l[echanism for 'cdatrollz'ng move ments of tlmcd'll fingera.-In order to throw 150, which isrotatedin'a manthe thread lingers 38, and 74, into and out of action, the pivotedcams 151, and 152, are respectively provided. Cam 152, is p 1vota ly mounted about a screw 153, pro ecting from the upper end of a-vertical post 1551,

which is supported by the bearing frame 3.

passes'and by which its motion is imitcclt At the lower end. of said sleeve 155, is a lateral projection 165, holding an 11 wardly extending screw 166,'which 1s gui ed in a slot 167, formed in a lateral pro ection 168, on the link 188. By the mechanism above set forth it will be seen that when the cam 1 16, is in contact with the lower end of the lever 140, the upper end of said lever is thrown to the left of its position in Fig. III and with it the link138, and the arm 0 bell crank 136, connected thereto. The other arm of said bell crank is thrown to the left of its position in Fig. I and with it the short arm 181, of the cam lever 130. Thus the point of cam 152, is thrown inwardly to the path of the finger 78 and simultaneously therewith the mint 0 cam 130, is thrown outwardly to tie mth of the pins 105, and 121, to throw auxiliary cams 91, and 92, into operative positions. When lever 140, is freed from cam 146, the cams 130, and 152 are simultaneously returned to their normal position under the action of the spring 145 thereby causing cams 91, and 92, and threa linger 74, to be withdrawn from operative position.

'lhe cam 151, is )ivotcd about a screw 170. in the upper end of a vertical post 171, which is supported by a bracket 172, sooured to the bed plate 1. Surrounding the post 171, is a sleeve 173, having a laterally projecting lug 174, which supports an upwardly irojecting pin 175, which enters a hole in the cam 151, and acts as a driver for said cam when the sleeve is'partially rotated. Seem-ed to said post 171, above the up or end of the sleeve 178, is a collar 178, having alaterally projectin shelf 179, which is rovided with a curve slot 180 through which the pin 175, passes." Said shelf 179, isfalso provided with two upwardly extending lugs 181, 182, which form stops for the lug 183,

o em i on thej under side of the earn 151. 1 At the lowerend of-said sleeve 173, is a laterally 1 extending aim l86, to whieh one end of a link 187, is ivotally attached. The other 'end of said hnk- 187, is pivotally attached to 'a crankarm' 188, formedon one'cnd of a sleeve 189,.pivotally mounted about a hor1- zontal stud 190, rejecting from a side of the supporting shcl 2. Extending downwardly from the sleeve 189 is a tappet arm 191,

which is adapted to be engaged by the high side links 195, and 197, on the pattern chain 194 as will be more fully explained. When said tappet arm 191, is moved upwardly by either 01: said high side links, t is mainmined in its-raised position by a spring pressed hook 200, which is mounted upon a stud projecting laterally from the bed plate 1, and adapted to engage with a lug 202, on the side of said arm. Said arm 191, is thusheld in its raised position until the lower end of the hook 200, is raised by either of the high links 196, or 198, whereupon the lug 202, is freed from sa1d hook and said arm drops under the action of a coiled spring 192, secured to the sleeve 189, and the stud 190.

V. Mechanism for Changing Rotation to Oscillation and Vice Versa.

(a) The pinion 18, carried by the sleeve 0 10, meshes with a gear 210, carrying a com 212, and rotating on the stationary stud 211,

in the frame 4. A yoke 215, having the slot 216, com rises the alined slide bars 217, 218, arrange to slide in the adjustable guides 219, 220, which are rigidly secured to arms 'on the frame 4. Said yoke is arranged to be reciprocated by the engagement of its slot 216, with a roller 225, on the crank pin 226, carried by the gear 210. Said yoke 215, is arranged to transmit oscillatory motion to a gear sector 228, by the en agement of its slot with a roller 229, carricc by a crank pin 230, on said sector. Said sector 228, is tulcrumed on a. stationary shaft 231, which .spring 237.

(b) Automatic cZutnII..-A clutch collar 240, is mounted on the shaft 5, between the )inions 18, and 285, to slide longitudimilly mt guided by a key. Said clutch collar 240, has sectoral lugs on its opposite ends arranged to alternately engage sectoral lugs on the'pinions 18, and 235. Said clutch collar 240, has a circumferential groove 241,

engaged by a yke 242, carried by'aclutch lever 243, which latter is fulcriimed on the bracket 244, secured to the bed )late 1. Said lever is automatically operated by: a clutch cam 2-15, on a sleeve 246, which is loosely mounted upon the cam or counter-shaft 150 I I the latterbeing ournaled atone end inthe frames 3, and 4, and at thc'otherend in a bracket depending-{rein the bed plate 1. The sleeve 216 is intermittently rotated by means of a ratchet wheel Q60 sccurcd'thereto, and which is engaged by a pawl 257, to be later described. As an additional means for pawling the clutch cam 245, an arm 221, is provided on the slide rod 218, which strikes a tappct 222, secured to the sleeve 246, and rotates said cam sufficiently to swing the clutch lever 243, and'with it the clutch collar 240, to engage with the pinion 18, to produce rotary motion. This occurs when the change from oscillation to rotation is made.

0) Pattern chain and its yiawlz'ng mealtaamntlhe sleeve 216, also carries a ratchet 250, having blank portions 251, 252, across which the pawl 255, may idly pass except at those moments during w iich change from rotation to reciprocation or vice versa, is taking place. shaft or com shaft 150, is provided at one end with a sprocket wheel 193, carrying the pattern chain 194, and at the other end with a ratchet wheel 260. In order to intermittently rotate the sleeve 216, and counter shaft 160 by their respective ratchets 250, and 260, a lever 261, is provided, which is fuicruined on a stud 262, on the frame 4, and normally held in the position shown in Fig. IV by a spiral s ring 263, connecting an cv- 264, on said ever with said frame 4. b'aid lever 261, being thus arranged to be oscillated by the cam 212, at each rotation of the gear 210, is provided with a stud 26."), upon which are pivoted a pawl 255, having an eye lug266. and a pawl 257 having a finger 258. Said pawl 255 is normally upheld from engagement with its ratchet 250, by the engagement of its eye lug 256 with a finger 266, on a rock shaft 267. Sait rock shaft 267, is rocked by a rocker arm 2138, se cured thereto, and adapted to he engaged by the high links 196, 203, 204 and 205, on the pattern chain 194. Said rock shaft and rocker arm are iiiaintaiued in the position shown in the drawings by a coiled spring 270, secured to a collar 271, on said shaft and to the under side of the su iporting leaf 2. The pawl 25? is arranged to turn the cam shaft 160, am the chain lfl-t, by engu rement with its ratchet 260, on said shaft; int is normally upheld from engagement during the continuous rotation of the cam cyliuder by the finger 268, resting upon a pin 272, in the end of a lever 273, tulcrumed about a stud 274. The lower .end of lever 273, is provided with an elongated slot 275,

.286, having an upwardly extending stop bald counter molasses which: receives a. pin 276, on' the end of a rocker-arm 277 secured to a rock shaft 278, which'is provided with an arm 280, having at its free end a shoe 281,arrangcd to be engaged by links 283, and 284, on a measuring chain'282.-

- -(cl) Measuring median-isn't and connections tolterebg it controls. the movements of ilie pattem chain.Attnched to said roe: shaft-278,..is a rcarwardly extending arm 287, adjustably secured thereto. Pivoted to the side of the hearing frame 2, is a lever 290, havin a diagonally located lug 291, adapted to )0 engaged by pins 292, and 294, pro ecting from one side of the pattern chain 194. The lower end of said lever 290, is formed with a lateral projection 293, adapted to rest upon the free end of the arm 286, against the stop 28?, when said arm is lowered by the engagement of one of the links on the measuring chain 282, with the shoe 281. \Vhen the lug 293, on lever 290, engages the arm 286, on shaft 2753, continued pawling of the pattern chain 191 is permitted, owing to the release of the pawl 257 bv.means of the connection with the roe shaft 278, already described and shown best in Fig. IV. The movement of the pattern chain 194 is thereby subject to the control of the ineasurin chain 282. This pawling of the pattern c min 194 continues until the pin 21); thereon,engages the lug 291, to move lever 200 to cause its lower end or projection 293, to move out of the path of said arm 286. The lever 290, is pressed by a coiled spring 296, near its upper end, tending to move the lower end of said lever toward the right, as viewed in Fig. II.

The motion changing mechanism is controlled by the measuring mechanism. Said measuring mechanism, is carried by a horizontal frame 300, pivotally connected with a vertical frame 801 by a rod 802. A horizontal shaft 305, is onrnaled in said frame 300, and provided at one end with a band wheel 306, connected by a band 307, with a band wheel 308. on the main driving shaft 5, adjoining the bevel gear 7. ()n the other end of said shaft 305, is a. ratchet wheel 303, with which a pawl 309, cotipcratcs,and n am said shaft is also mounted a take up roller 310, which may be provided with a roughened periphery for contact with the fabric 311, as it passes from the machine. A guide 12:) roller 312, may also be )rovided over which the fabric passes and which kee is the fabric always in contact with the talte up roller 310. A horizontal shaft 316, is journaled in a horizontal frame 616, secured to the ver 12a tieal frame 601, and u on this shaft is a trnctionor brush roller 31?, and a sprocket wheel 818, for the measuring chain 282. A. weight may be attached to the outer end of the frame 300, to vary the tension under lip-or measuring-roll. The frictional engagement of :the band 307 2506, and 308, 'mayan be therebyvariedrzl VI. Relations of came to 'vrm'om kinds 0]" acc/ZZes.In,I-ig. XII are shown-diagrammaticallythe needles. and the ,camswhich cooperate. with them. lines indicate the path taken by the double butt needles 08, and the dotted lines indicate those taken by the single butt needles 0."). It will be noted that one of the single butt needles is omitted for the purpose of producing an openwork stripe 345, down the.

tube to indicate the center of the back of the finished stocking. The stitch cams 320, and 321, and the center cam 322,. together with the guard cam 323, are located in the path of the butts of the single butt needles. It will be noted that the up or surface of the stitch cam 321, is lower tian the upper surface of the stitch cam 320. This is for the. purpose of controlling the needle 98, which has a long latch to produce a tack stitch when the cam cylinder is oscillating in one'direction, since by this construction said needle will not be raised high enou h to cast its loop, whereas all the other sing e butt needles are raised sufliciently by. said cum to casttheir loops. When thecam cylinder moves in the opposite direction, the stitch cam 320, raises said needle 98, high enough to cast its loops. .This tucking needle produces a mark .340. to indicate where the back scam of the heel is to be,

sewed when the stocking is being made; The raising cams 324, 325,820 and 827. are of ordinary construction and perform their usual functions. w

By reference to the left hand side of Fig. XII, it will he noted that when the cam cylinder is oscillated so that cams 320 to 325. are traversing the region of the double butt. needles, the lower butts of said double butt needles come in contact with the left hand face of the stitch cam 020, and are raised thereby, whereupon their upper butts next. come in contact with the outer left hand face of the auxiliary cam 01, which raises them suilicientlv to cause their upper ends to follow line 328, and he too high to take the thread 45, which is being fed through the slot 87. The lower butts clea the top of the center cam 322, but come in contact with the inner right hand face of ram ill, by which they are lowered sulllcicntly to come into the path of the cam 3710. The lower butts pass down the under left hand face of the cam 830, and thereupon the upper butts come in contact with the left hand face of the auxiliary cam 02, by which they are drawn down slightly into the path of the stitch cam 8132, to form stitches with the thread 00. The single butt. needles pass by the cams which control the I with its wheels i The (lot and dashv stitch formation of the double butt needles in either directionwithout being affected by said cams. -1;. i .T he operation ofthe needles when the cylinder is moving in'the direction opposite to that described above is thought to be clear withoutfjfm'ther explanation.

:- .The guard com 323, is mounted upon a vertical pin'82l5, and pressed by a spring 330. :Undcrthe action of spring 330, the cam 323 allows itself to be pressed outwardlyhy the lower butts of the double butt needles when the cylinder moves in the opposite direction to that indicated by the arrow in Fig. XII; the object of said cam 323,-is to insure the engagement of the butts of all the needles with the permanent cam set during rotary knitting. A raising cam 340, is secured to a slide plate 341, mounted 'to slide upon the cam cylinder and provided with a finger hold 342, whereby the cam may be manually raised and lowered.

The operation of the machine is as follows: As shown in the drawings the machine is in the osition for beginning the knitting of the tulinlar web 331, at about the region indicated by the line 333, in Fig. XIII. The knittin of the tubular web continues until the lint 283,-on the measuring chain 282, comes under the shoe 281, and tilts the arm 280, upwardly, and the extension 280, tilts downwardly. This partial rotation of the rock shaft'278, tilts the rocker arm 277, which moves the lever 273',to lower'the pin 272, under finger 258, and'thus allow the pawl 257, to engage the teeth on the ratchet 200, and rotate the shaft 160, and the sprocket wheel 103. Pin 202, on the pattern chain 194, is thenmoved from under. the projection 291, on the lever 290, whereupon the lower end of said lever swings toward the right in Fig. II, and its lateral projection 203, moves over the end of arm 286. abutting a ainst the stop- 28?, and maintaining the sioe 281, in its raised position. Thus the pawl 257,,will continue to stop its ratchet around and with it the sprocket 108. When the high link 203, engages .the rocker arm 208, t-he'pawl 255, is lowered and steps the ratchet 250, around to cause the sleeve 240, and the clutch cam 245, to rotate and thereby more the clutch lever 243, to throw the clutch to change from rotation to oscillation. The knitting of the webs 348. and 340, is thus commenced at-the line 847. The pawl 255, due to the further action of the links 204 and 205 continues to step the ratchet 250, around until thespnce 252, is reached, whereupon it moves id y across said space. Links 204, and 205, merely cause the pawl 255, to-he lowered to step the ratchet past two spaces in which a tooth has been omitted, but which have no bearing 11 on the present invention. Next the high site link 105, engages the tappet arm 191, and-the cam 151, is thus alt-Own intothe path-of thefinger- 42, which 7 is swung outwardly,'thereby 0 thread finger-38, and bringing the thread 45, into action.- Simultaneously therewith, the cam 146, engages lever 140,and cam 152 is thrown into thepath of finger 78, which lowers the thread finger 74,' and'brings the thread 90, into. action. The auxiliary cams 91, and 92, are also pushed in simultaneously with the throwing inof cam 152. Next the pin 294, on chain 194, comes in contact with the lug 291, thus freeing the arm 286, from the projection293, and allowing the shoe 281, to drop and partially rotate the rock shaft 278. This raises thepawl 257, from its ratchet and the sprocket wheel 198, ceases to rotate. Rcciprocatory knitting thus continues until the link 284," on the measuring chain 282. raises the shoe 281. The sprocket 193, then begins to rotate, the pin 294, passes from under the lug 291, and lever 290,.moves over to hold down the arm 286, as described above. The pattern chain is thus progressed and the high side link 196, engages the catch 200. and trees the tappet arm 191, momentarily, which drops, and cam 151, is moved outwardly into the path of the finger 42, thereby causingthe thread'finger'38, to be raised. This withdraws the thread 45, and a single yarn course 350, is thereby formed in the double yarn or spliced web 349, for marking purposes; Immediately thereafter the high link-19?, engages the ta pet arm 191, to reset the cam 151. to throw t e thread 45. again into action. Next the long high link 199, engages the rocker arm 268, to lower the pawl 25-"), into action. This link is sutliciently longto allow the pawl 255, to operate twice. and therebyrotate the sleeve 249, suflicicntly to bringthe tappct- 222, into the path of the'arm 221, which rotates the tappet and the clutch earn 245, sufficiently to throw the clutch lever 243, back into the o sition shown in Fig. I, and rotary motion then takes place. At the same time cam 149, is rotated away from the lever 140, which then resumes its normal position. In resuming this position, the cams 91, and 92, are withdrawn from action, and the cam 152, is swung outwardly to the path of the finger 78, to withdraw thread finger 74, and with it the thread 90. The high link 198, raises the hook 200, thus freeing the tappct arm 191. and allowing the sleeve 189, to rotate and, by means of the intervening connections, swing the cam 151, outwardly into the path of the finger 42, to withdraw the thread linger 38, and with it the thread 45. Thereupon circular knitting with the thread 80, is proceeded with and the same cycle of operations is repeated.

lllaving thus described my invention, I 0 mm:

D 1. In a circular knitting machine, the comblnation of a group of single butt needles, a

wering the group 'of doiiblehutt needles, separated I 'causiug'one set of stitch cams to operate alone on'lzhoth roups of needles at one of said thread gui es, and for causing said scts of stitch cams to operate at the same time andindependently on the respective groups of needlesyat each of said thread guides.

2. In acircular knitting machine, the combination of a group of single butt needles, a group of double hutt needles, two separate sets of stitch cams relatively fixed with respect to each other, cooperating thread guides therefor, selective auxiliary cams for causing one set of stitch cams to operate alone on both groups of needles at one of said thread guides, and for causing said sets of stitch cams to operate at the same time and independently on the respective groups of needles at each of said thread guit'les, and means for throwing said auxiliary cams into and out of action.

3. In a circular knitting machine, the combination of a group of single hutt needles, a group of double butt needles, two separated sets of stitch cams relatively fixed with re spect to each other, cooperating thread guides therefor, selective means for causing one set of stitch cams to operate alone on both groups of needles at one of said thread guides and for causing said sets of stitch camsto operate at the same time and independently on the respective groups of needles at each of said thread guides, and automatic means for throwing said thread guides into and ontof action.

4. In a circular knitting machine, the combination of a group of single hutt needles, a group of double butt needles, two separate sets of stitch cams relatively fixed with respect to each other, cooperating thread guides therefor, selective auxiliary cams for causing one set of stitch cams to operate alone on both groups of needles at one of said thread guides, and for causing said sets of stitch cams to operate at the same time and independently on the respective groups of needles at each of said thread guides, means for throwing said auxiliary cams into and out of action, and automatic means for throwing said thread guides into and out of action.

5. In a circular knitting machine, the combination with the knitting cylinders; of two independently controlled series of needles; independent thread feeding mechanism for each series operable during reciprocatorv knitting; means for producing an openwork stripe throughout the entire length of the fabric; and means for producing a line of tuck stitches during rcciprocatory knitting.

6. In a circular knitting machine, the combination of a group of single butt needles, :1

group of do'ublebutt needles, separate sets )f stitch cams, relatively fixed with respect to each other, one of said sets of stitch cams being positioned to engage the single butt 5 needles and -the lower butts of the double buttneedleswhen the cam cylinder is rotated and the other set of stitch cams being positioned to en age thenpper butts of the double hntt needles only, means for render ingsaidlast named stitch cams ineifective when said machine is rotated, and means for rendering the first named cams ineffective to engage the double butt needles when the cam cylinder is reciprocated.

- 7. Inc circular knitting machine, the combination of a oup of sin 1e buttneedles, a group-of dou lebutt nee les, separate sets of stitchcams relatively fixed w th respect to each other, one of said sets of stitch cams being positioned to en age the single butt when said, machine is rotated and means for rendering the first named stitchvcams ineffective toengage'the double butt needles when the ca'm cylinder is reeiprocated, movablel jthrcadlguides forlfeeding a thread to each 'roup' 'of needles, and automatic means for throwing said guides into and out of action.

bination Osweindependent groups of needles, two-separated'setsof stitch cams relatively fixed with res eet to each other,

two spaced thread gui es coiipcrating respectively with the sets of stitch cams, selective means for causing one set-of stitch cams to operate alone on' .both groups of needles at one of said thread guides, and for causing said sets of stitch cams to operate at the same time andinde endentlyvon the respcctive groups of nee les at each of said t iread guides, and automatic means for throwing said thread guides into and out of action.

9. In a circularknitting machine, the combination of two groups of needles, two se arate sets of stitch cams relativel fixed with respect to each other, thread guid es cooperating respectively with said sets of stitch cams, an auxiliary cam for each set of stitch cams, mcans for controlling said'a'uxiliary cams whereby one set of stltch cams is caused to operate aloneon both groups of needles at needles and the lower utts of the double 8. Ina circular knitting machine, the comone of said thread guides, and for throwing out'of action one of said thread guides during such cooperation, andfor causing said sets of stitch cams to'operate at the same time andv inde endently on the respective groupsof nee les at each of said thread guides,'and' forthrowing into action said thread guides during such cooperation.

' 10. In a circular knitting machine, the combination of a series of single-butt and a series ofdouble'butt needles; a set of stitch camsfor each series of needles; an auxiliary cam located above the sin le-butt needle camsfor raising the double-butt needles above the'thread fcedinglevel of the singlebutt needles; an auxiliary cam above the double-butt needle stitch cams for lowerin said double-butt needles to cooperate with their stitch cams; and means ,for moving said auxiliary cams into operativeposition for reciprocatory knitting.

-11. In a circular knitting machine, the

combination of a series of single-butt and a series of double-butt needles; :1 set of stitch camsfor each-series of needles; an auxiliary cam located above the sin le-butt needle cams fonraising the. double-butt needles above the thread feeding level of the singlebutt', needles; an auxiliary cam above the double-butt needle'stitchcams for lowering said double-buttfneedles to cooperate with their stitch cams'; and automatic'means for moving said auxiliary earns 'into operative position -for reciprocatory"knitting, and

withdrawing them for circular knitting. M'12."In a clrcl'llaihknitting machine, the

combination of a needle cylinder; a cam cylinder; a series of single-butt needles; a

complementary series of double-butt needles; a set'of stitch cams for each series. permanently'iocated at different levels and on opposite sides ofsaid .cam cylinder and mechanism for causing said sets of stitch camsto act selectively upon said series of needles whereby when said cam cylinder is rotated, one set of stitch cams o crates upon both series of needles and where y when said cylinder is recigrocated, said sets of stitch came 0 crate in ependently upon said series of nee les.

In testimony whereof, I have hereunto signed my name, at Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, this twelfth day of September 1908.

JOSEPH T. PAXTON.

Witnesses:

JAMES H. BELL, E. L. FULLERTON.

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' Washington, D. 0. 

